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US Stock Index Futures Rise After July Inflation Data
U.S. stock index futures rose Tuesday after largely in-line consumer prices data kept bets of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September intact.
Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:30:52 EDTInflation Rises a Moderate 2.7% in July
U.S. consumer prices increased moderately in July, though rising costs for goods because of import tariffs led to a measure of underlying inflation posting its largest gain in six months.
Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:35:04 EDTAdministration: Ending Tariffs Could Threaten Social Security, Medicare
The Trump administration, in documentation filed with a federal appellate court, warned that overturning the president's tariffs could trigger an economic collapse comparable to the Great Depression of 1929, potentially endangering programs such as Social Security and Medicare.
Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:10:40 EDTPentagon Plan Would Create Military 'Reaction Force' for Civil Unrest
The Trump administration is evaluating plans to create units composed of hundreds of National Guard troops tasked with rapidly deploying into U.S. cities facing protests or unrest, The Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing internal Pentagon documents.
Tue, 12 Aug 2025 06:32:07 EDTRussia Files New Charges Against Jailed US Citizen
Russian prosecutors have filed fresh charges against Robert Gilman, a U.S. citizen and ex-Marine serving an eight-year sentence for assaulting law enforcement officers and a prison official, court documents show.
Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:23:51 EDTZelenskyy: Russia Preparing New Offensive Operations
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that Russia was preparing for new offensive operations just days before U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were due to meet.
Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:17:28 EDTOfficials Probe Pennsylvania Steel Plant Blast That Killed 2
An explosion rocked a steel plant outside Pittsburgh on Monday, leaving two dead and 10 others injured, including a person who was rescued from the smoldering rubble after hours of being trapped. The explosion sent black smoke spiraling into the midday sky in the Mon Valley,...
Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:10:15 EDTIsraeli Strikes Kill 11 in Gaza Ahead of Ceasefire Talks
Israeli planes and tanks kept bombarding eastern areas of Gaza City overnight, killing at least 11 people, witnesses and medics said on Tuesday, with Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya due in Cairo for talks to revive a U.S.-backed ceasefire plan.The latest round of indirect...
Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:00:37 EDTTrump: Going to See What Putin Has in Mind on Ukraine
President Donald Trump on Monday described his upcoming summit with Vladimir Putin as a "feel-out meeting" to gauge his ideas for ending the war in Ukraine, as European leaders rushed to ensure respect for Kyiv's interests.
Tue, 12 Aug 2025 06:58:31 EDTFed Eyes Rate Cuts Using Data Trump Called 'Rigged'
The very data that caused President Donald Trump to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he did not like the July employment report, calling it "rigged," is being taken as serious evidence by Federal Reserve officials...
Tue, 12 Aug 2025 06:39:29 EDTUS, China Extend Trade Truce 90 Days
President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for 90 days Monday, again at least delaying a dangerous showdown between the world's two biggest economies.
Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:24:37 EDTTrump, South Korea's Lee to Meet Aug. 25 on Security, Economy
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and President Donald Trump are to hold their first summit meeting on Aug. 25 in Washington to discuss strengthening the two nations' alliance and economic security partnership, Lee's office says.
Mon, 11 Aug 2025 22:21:03 EDTMusk Accuses Apple of Antitrust Violation, Threatens Legal Action
Elon Musk has accused Apple of engaging in antitrust violations by allegedly making it impossible for any artificial intelligence company other than OpenAI to reach the No. 1 spot in its App Store rankings, calling it an "unequivocal antitrust violation."
Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:57:59 EDTTrump Endorses 'Warrior' Lt. Gov. Burt Jones for Ga. Gov.
President Donald Trump on Monday threw his political weight behind Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, endorsing him in what is expected to be one of the most closely watched gubernatorial contests of the 2026 election cycle.
Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:05:02 EDTLawmakers to Trump: Maintain Security Pact With Australia, UK
U.S. lawmakers from both parties are urging the Trump administration to maintain a three-way security partnership designed to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines - a plea that comes as the Pentagon reviews the agreement.
Mon, 11 Aug 2025 21:12:09 EDTTrump Suggests He'll Know If Putin Wants a Peace Deal With Ukraine Soon Into Their Meeting
President Donald Trump said Monday that he expected to determine mere moments into his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin this week whether it would be possible to work out a deal to halt the war in Ukraine.
Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:21:46 EDTUvalde Schools Release Records for 2022 Shooting
School officials in Uvalde, Texas, on Monday released text messages, personnel files, and student records of the shooter from the 2022 attack at Robb Elementary School following a yearslong legal battle over public access to the material.
Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:15:39 EDTFmr Capitol Hill Top Cop Blasts Pelosi for Jan. 6 Claim
Former Capitol Hill Police Chief Steven Sund on Monday blasted former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., over what he called her dishonesty about blocking approval of the deployment of the National Guard to quell the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
Mon, 11 Aug 2025 19:37:15 EDTTrump Taps Economist EJ Antoni as Labor Stats Commish
In a move to correct the errors and misleading past data from the former Biden administration's Bureau of Labor Statistics, President Donald Trump has nominated Dr. E.J. Antoni to serve as the BLS's next commissioner.
Mon, 11 Aug 2025 19:39:50 EDTFmr IDF Spokesman to Newsmax: Israel Losing Propaganda War in Gaza
Retired Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus told Newsmax on Monday that Israel is losing the propaganda war against Iranian-backed Hamas, which has appeared to gain sympathy among the international media since its terrorist attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
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